BIO
Natsumi Jones is a Japanese artist working in glass and mixed media currently residing in the UK. Her work explores time, nature, customs through the fragility and ephemeral materiality of glass. She also often combines light as a material to give immersive installation effect as well as embellish the material with reflection and transmission.
After receiving a BA(Hons) degree in Glass and Ceramics in 2018 from the University of Sunderland, she has had opportunities to work with various talented artists at different institutions such as North Lands Creative in Scotland, Bild-Werk Frauenau in Germany, Hara Museum ARC in Japan, and National Glass Centre in England. Her work has been shown internationally in Japan, China as well as in the UK. Most recently Natsumi was awarded Excellence Award from The Fourth Craft Glass Creation & Design International Competition and Exhibition in Hejian, China.
EDUCATION
2018 University of Sunderland, BA(Hons) Glass and Ceramics
2013 Tonbridge Adult Education Centre, Level 2 City & Guilds Stained Glass Sampling Unit
2009 University of the Arts London, Chelsea College of Art and Design, Foundation Diploma in Art and Design
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 The Fourth Craft Glass Creation & Design International Competition and Exhibition, Hejian, China
SICF20, Spiral Hall, Tokyo, Japan
The CGS February Open 2019, Online Exhibition, Contemporary Glass Society
The 58th Japan Crafts Exhibition, Tokyo Midtown Design Hub, Tokyo, Japan
2018 New Graduate Review 2018, London Glassblowing Studio and Gallery, London, UK
Mackie's Corner, Sunderland, UK
Glass and Ceramics Degree Show 2018, National Glass Centre, Sunderland, UK
2017 Glass as Social Practice, Pilchuck Glass School, WA, USA
Dry Run 2017, Shipley Gallery, Gateshead, UK
2016 Enchanted Parks, Saltwell Park, Gateshead, UK
International Student Online Exhibition, Glass Art Society
AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS
2019 Excellence Award, The Fourth Craft Glass Creation & Design International Competition and Exhibition, Hejian, China
Shortlisted for the 58th Japan Crafts Exhibition, Japan
2018 The Winner of New Graduate Review, Contemporary Glass Society, UK
National Glass Centre Prize, Sunderland, UK
Surface, Texture, Mark Making Class by Marina Hanser, The Studio at The Coning Museum of Glass, NY, USA
Particle Theory Class by Anna Mlasowsky, Urban Glass, NY, USA
2017 Opportunity Scholarship, Futures Fund, University of Sunderland, UK
Glass as Social Practice Class by Anjali Srinivasan and Carmen Montoya, Pilchuck Glass School, WA, USA
Experimental Engraving Class by Pavlína Čambalová, The Studio at The Corning Museum of Glass, NY, USA
2016 Illuminating Space Class by Joanna Manousis, The Studio at The Corning Museum of Glass, NY, USA
Opportunity Scholarship, Futures Fund, University of Sunderland, UK
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2018 - present Gallery Assistant, National Glass Centre, Sunderland, UK
2019 Technical Kiln Intern, North Lands Creative, Lybster, Scotland
Teaching Assistant for Anne Petters and Stephen Day Paul, Bild-Werk Frauenau, Germany
Gallery Assistant and Translator, Hara Museum ARC, Gunma, Japan
2016 - 2019 Artist Assistant for Ayako Tani, Sunderland, UK
2018 Teaching Assistant for Anne Petters, Northlands Creative Glass, UK
Work Exchange at GAS Conference, Venice, Italy